#21 Women’s Swimming breaks three school records in dual with Division I Queens

Salisbury, N.C. —- The 21st-ranked Catawba College women's swim team fell in its dual match with Division I Queens, but broke three school records and set five NCAA B-cuts at the Johnson Pool on Friday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED

200 Yard Medley Relay

- The 200 Yard Medley Relay team of Ash Fortin, Sydney McKenzie, Sydney Peterson and Marit Reckmann started the afternoon off with a bang, breaking the school record with a time of 1:44.04

1000 Yard Freestyle

- Fiona Byrne took home the first individual event win of the night, finishing the 1000 Free in 10:18.93, good for a B-cut

- Ella Gutenwik finished right behind her ahead of all Queens swimmers with another B-cut time of 10:23.91

100 Yard Breaststroke

- McKenzie broke a school record in a second-place effort in the 100 Breaststroke, finishing with a B-cut time of 1:03.53

200 Yard Butterfly

- Rebecca Possenti followed up with another school record in the very next event, posting a program-best 2:06.63 in the 200 Fly

50 Yard Freestyle

- Reckmann impressed in the 50 Free, posting a B-cut time of 23.47

100 Yard Freestyle

- Reckmann backed it up with another second-place finish in the 100 Free with a time of 52.17

200 Yard Backstroke

- Lucie Cainaud finished a close second in the 200 Backstroke with a time of 2:04.54

200 Yard Breaststroke

- McKenzie had another close call in the 200 Breast, posting a 2:20.08

500 Yard Freestyle

- Gutenwik posted her second B-cut time of the afternoon with a 5:04.20 time in a second-place effort in the 500 Free

100 Yard Butterfly

- Freshman Sydney Peterson posted a 57.00 time in the 100 Fly for a close second-place finish

UP NEXT

- Catawba starts up South Atlantic Conference action on Friday, Nov. 1, traveling to Wingate for a 4 p.m. start